Robert Atkinson (footballer, born 1998)

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Robert Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Robert Philip Atkinson [1]
Date of birth (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 5
Youth career
Cannes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Basingstoke Town 30 (2)
2017–2019 Fulham 0 (0)
2019 → Braintree Town (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 Eastleigh 20 (1)
2020–2021 Oxford United 39 (1)
2020 → Eastleigh (loan) 4 (0)
2021– Bristol City 60 (6)
2025– → Portsmouth (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Robert Philip Atkinson (born 13 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship side Portsmouth F.C. on loan from EFL Championship club Bristol City. [3]

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After playing youth football with AS Cannes, he started his senior career with Basingstoke Town in 2016, before signing for Fulham in 2017. He had a loan spell with Braintree Town in 2019, and joined Eastleigh on a permanent basis later that year. He joined Oxford United in January 2020, and Bristol City in July 2021.

Club career

Atkinson was born in Chesterfield, [2] and spent much of his youth in France, playing for the academy of AS Cannes. [4] He played for Knaphill U18s and first team before starting his senior football career at Basingstoke Town in the 2016–17 season, [4] where he made thirty league appearances, scoring twice. [5] He joined Fulham in September 2017 for a fee of £30,000 after a trial period with the club; he initially played for the club's under-23 side. [4] [6] He joined Braintree Town on loan in January 2019, [7] and made 15 appearances for the club. [2]

In June 2019, he signed for National League side Eastleigh, making 24 appearances in total for the Spitfires and impressing with the National League side. [6]

Oxford United

In January 2020, he signed for League One side Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract, though he returned to Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season as part of the deal. [8] He was recalled by Oxford United in February 2020 as a result of an injury to John Mousinho and a suspension for Robert Dickie. [9] He made his professional debut on 5 October 2020, in a 1–1 EFL Cup draw with AFC Wimbledon, in which Oxford won on penalties. [10] He scored his first league goal, and his first goal for Oxford, in a 4–1 home victory over Shrewsbury Town on 13 April 2021. [11] Atkinson had a successful 2020–21 season, scoring once in 39 league appearances as the club finished 6th, qualifying for the play-offs, [12] [13] with Atkinson named in the EFL League One Team of the Season. [14] Despite a goal for Atkinson in the play-off semi-final second leg against Blackpool, the club were eliminated from the play-offs after a 6–3 aggregate defeat. [12]

Bristol City

Atkinson signed for Bristol City for an undisclosed seven-figure fee in July 2021. [15] On 28 April 2023, it was announced that Atkinson had signed a new three-year deal with Bristol City. [16]

On 3 January 2025, Atkinson joined Portsmouth on loan until the 31 May 2025. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basingstoke Town 2016–17 [5] Southern League Premier Division30220—7 [a] 0392
Fulham 2017–18 [17] Championship 0000000000
2018–19 [18] Premier League 000000—00
Total0000000000
Braintree Town (loan) 2018–19 [2] National League 15000—00150
Eastleigh 2019–20 [2] National League20160—00261
Oxford United 2019–20 [19] League One 0000000000
2020–21 [12] League One39100104 [b] 1442
Total391001041442
Eastleigh (loan) 2019–20 [2] National League4000—0040
Bristol City 2021–22 [20] Championship3421000—352
2022–23 [21] Championship2643020—314
2023–24 [22] Championship000000—00
2024–25 [23] Championship000000—00
Total6064020—666
Career total168101203011119411
  1. ↑ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup and 3 appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ 2 appearances in EFL Trophy, 2 appearances and 1 goal in League One play-offs

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Robert Atkinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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  5. 1 2 "Robert Atkinson". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Eastleigh make former player of the year their fifth signing of the summer". Daily Echo. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Spurgeon, Simon (5 January 2019). "Another shutout on the road earns Braintree a point". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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  10. ↑ Pritchard, David (7 September 2020). "Oxford United duo singled out for special praise by boss Karl Robinson". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Roberts, James (14 April 2021). "Oxford United's Rob Atkinson scores first professional goal". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "League One table 2020/21 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Rob Atkinson: Bristol City sign Oxford United centre-back for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Atkinson signs new three-year Bristol City deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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  18. ↑ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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  22. ↑ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Robert Atkinson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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